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Auction 197, Lot 374

"Bresil", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Brazil

Period: 1684 (published)

Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.1 x 5.7 inches
10.4 x 14.5 cm
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This small map of Brazil includes a number of place names along the coastline, however the interior is labeled as Terre Inconnue (land unknown). From a German edition of Mallet's renowned Description de l'Univers.

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with minor toning.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $75

Closed on 4/24/2024

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